Mental Health

John Pugh: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what steps she is taking to promote good mental health and well-being within her Department.

Damian Green: The Home Office is a signatory to the Charter of Employers which is part of the Mindful Employer initiative which is aimed at increasing awareness of mental health at work. In addition to this, the Home Office has a national programme of mental health training for managers which increases awareness of mental health and educates managers on understanding and managing mental health in the workplace.
	The Home Office has introduced a Wellbeing Framework to promote the wellbeing of staff at work. Several initiatives are programmed throughout the year in support of wellbeing to improve employee's knowledge of health, fitness and lifestyle issues. Information on the Home Office policy and well-being framework, as well as supporting guidance and e-learning packages, are available to line managers and staff on the Home Office intranet.
	The Home Office has in place an Employee Assistance Programme which provides a confidential 24 hour/365 days telephone line staffed by fully qualified counsellors, to staff and their dependents on a range of issues including mental health. Staff can also contact the Home Office Disability Support Network (HODS) for confidential advice. In addition the Department may also refer individual cases to its Occupational Health Service provider, where the line manager and the Department need independent medical advice.

Public Expenditure: Bedfordshire

Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) homes bonuses and (b) social impact bonds have been issued in the Mid Bedfordshire area.

Grant Shapps: New Homes Bonus is paid to local authorities. The Mid-Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency contains parts of both Bedford Unitary Authority and Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority. Details for these are given in the following table. It is not possible to disaggregate New Homes Bonus funding by ward.
	
		
			 £ 
			 Authority 2011-12 2012-13 (1) 
			 Bedford UA 1,087,251 820,482 
			 Central Bedfordshire UA 1,120,673 902,250 
			 Total 2,207,924 1,722,732 
			 (1) To date 
		
	
	This represents payments to date. The total allocations to be received in 2012-13 are: £2,640,145 for Bedford Unitary Authority, and £2,903,284 for Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority.
	While none of the social impact bonds so far established by Government operate in the Mid Bedfordshire area, the Cabinet Office is promoting the development of more social impact bonds in central and local government.

EU Justice and Home Affairs

Lorely Burt: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which EU measures formerly under the third pillar have not yet been implemented by her Department; when such measures are expected to be implemented; and if she will make a statement.

James Brokenshire: The following Third Pillar measures have not been fully implemented:
	Council Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA of 22 July 2003 on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence.
	Council Decision 2005/211/JHA of 24 February 2005 concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including in the fight against terrorism.
	Council Decision 2006/228/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism.
	Council Decision 2006/229/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism.
	Council Decision 2006/631/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism.
	Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA of 6 October 2006 on the application of the principle of mutual recognitions to confiscation orders Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.
	Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.
	Council Framework Decision 2008/978/JHA of 18 December 2008 on the European evidence warrant for the purpose of obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters.
	Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA of 30 November 2009 on accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities.
	Future implementation of these measures will be considered on a case by case basis.

UK Border Agency

Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost per full-time equivalent member of staff spent by UK Borders Agency on staff allocated to detection and intelligence work was in (a) 2009-10 and (b) each subsequent year for which figures are available.

Damian Green: Average costs per full-time equivalent members of staff are not broken down on the central personnel system by allocated function in the way described. To determine which staff were involved in detection and intelligence work over time would not be possible except at a disproportionate cost.

Aggregates Levy

Dan Rogerson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the judgement of the European General Court in case T-210/02 RENV of 7 March 2012, 
	(1)  what plans the Government has to enforce the payment of the Aggregates Levy on the exploitation of aggregates which have previously been outside the Levy;
	(2)  what plans the Government has to review the operation of the Aggregates Levy.

Chloe Smith: The European General Court annulled the original decision by the European Commission in 2002 that a number of reliefs to the aggregates levy did not constitute State aid. The British Aggregates Association contended that the levy contained un-notified State aids in the form of materials which were relieved for environmental reasons when the tax was introduced in 2002.
	It is for the European Commission to make a new decision of whether the levy contains State aid and, if so, whether it is approvable.
	The Treasury keeps all taxes under review. Any potential change to the existing provisions within the levy will be determined through this ongoing review or by the Commission process.
	In the meantime, the Government will continue to collect the levy within the terms of the current legislation.

Income Tax and National Insurance

Anne-Marie Morris: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to begin further consultation on options for the integration of the operation of income tax and national insurance contributions.

David Gauke: The Government remains committed to exploring the potential for the operational integration of income tax and national insurance contributions and will provide an update on this work in the autumn.
	Further details are available on the Treasury's website:
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/tax_income_nics.htm

Motor Vehicles: Insurance

Margaret Ritchie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report from the Office of Fair Trading on the cost of car insurance; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Hoban: The Government welcomes and supports the OFT's work highlighting the lack of control over vehicle repair and replacement services in the motor insurance market. This is another added pressure to increase motor insurance premiums faced by the insurance market. We expect the focus of competition between motor insurers to be on providing quality and value to customers; practices which drive up premiums without benefitting policyholders are unacceptable.
	The Government are mindful of the impact of the current cost of this insurance and has set out measures to tackle this by addressing the compensation culture, reducing legal costs and cutting red tape. In February the Prime Minister met with representatives of the industry to discuss these issues; agreed measures include the following:
	an industry commitment to pass savings onto customers resulting from a Government commitment to reduce the current £1,200 fee that lawyers can earn from small value personal injury claims;
	industry commitment to adjust premiums to reflect any reductions in legal costs created through the Jackson reforms that will reform “no win, no fee” and ban referral fees; and extending the road traffic accident claims process to cover employers liability and public liability; and
	the Government and insurance industry committed to work together to identify effective ways to reduce the number and cost of whiplash claims.
	We hope that the outcomes of the OFT's review add to the ongoing efforts to reduce costs for motorists.

Argentina

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to Argentina following its decision not to honour judgements on debt repayment by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and other courts; and if he will make a statement.

David Lidington: The Government of Argentina has made no formal announcement that it will not honour judgments on debt repayment by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Therefore the British Government have made no representations to the Government of Argentina on this specific issue.
	The Government believes that all countries should abide by the obligations to which they have signed up under international treaties, including Bilateral Investment Treaties. This includes payment of compensation awarded for breaches of bilateral investment treaties, awarded by international arbitration tribunals, including those constituted under ICSID.
	The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), has publicly stated this Government's concerns at the nationalisation of Argentinean energy company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF), reducing ownership by Spanish company Repsol substantially. This is the latest in a series of trade and investment related actions taken by Argentina which are damaging to business interests and will undermine Argentina's economy by reducing its attractiveness to international investors.

Colombia

David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise attacks on trade unionists in Colombia with the Colombian Government.

David Lidington: The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the hon. Member for Taunton Deane (Mr Browne), discussed human rights with President Santos, Foreign Minister Holguin and Vice President Garzon during his visit to Colombia in March 2012.
	Our embassy in Bogota continue to raise our concerns about the violence and intimidation suffered by human rights defenders, including trade unionists, with the Colombian Government. Our embassy also funded a study by UN Development Programme last year into violence against trade unionists and is following up its recommendations with the Ministry of Labour.
	Human rights continue to be an integral part of our dialogue and relationship with Colombia. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 2011 Human Rights and Democracy Report outlined the important steps that the Santos Administration has taken to improve the human rights situation in Colombia, but also that more remains to be done. We urge the Colombian Government to provide greater protection for human rights defenders and their families, to reduce the length of time taken to investigate murders and forced disappearances, and to work with unions and employee organisations to strengthen labour relations in Colombia.

Cross-border Trafficking

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on people trafficked into Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland.

Hugo Swire: Although issues relating to Human Trafficking are now a devolved matter I have discussed this subject with Mr David Ford, the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland on a number of occasions. I have also facilitated a number of meetings on the issue between Mr Ford and other interested parties, including the Irish Government, which led to the establishment by the NI Executive of an All Party Group on human trafficking.

Employment Schemes

Tom Clarke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people from the work-related activity group of Employment and Support Allowance have volunteered for support through Work Choice since October 2010.

Chris Grayling: Between 25 October 2010 and 31 March 2012, there have been 1,120 referrals to Work Choice from individuals who were claiming ESA four weeks prior to their Work Choice referral, who had been placed in the Work-Related Activity Group at their Work Capability Assessment.

Employment Schemes

Tom Clarke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people from the support group of Employment and Support Allowance have volunteered for support through Work Choice since October 2010.

Chris Grayling: Between 25 October 2010 and 31 March 2012, there have been 310 referrals to Work Choice from individuals who were claiming ESA four weeks prior to their Work Choice referral, who had been placed in the Support Group at their Work Capability Assessment.

Energy

Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  whether her Department has switched its (a) gas or (b) electricity supplier in any of the last 10 years;
	(2)  which energy supplier supplies her Department with (a) gas and (b) electricity;
	(3)  how much her Department has spent on its (a) gas and (b) electricity bills in each of the last 10 years.

Norman Baker: The Department for Transport procures 95% of its Gas and Electricity from suppliers on the Government Procurement Services (GPS) Framework for Energy. The table below shows the GPS energy suppliers that supply the Department with its (a) gas, (b) electricity, and (c) utilities (where we are unable to identify if this is Gas or Electricity spend). In addition, the table shows spend on some legacy contracts not placed via the Framework for Energy (or its predecessors). The Department will switch from these legacy contracts to GPS suppliers) as soon as possible.
	
		
			 (a) Gas 
			  Corona Energy Legacy Contracts Total 
			 2007/08 £374,112 £0 £374,112 
			 2008/09 £612,907 £0 £612,907 
			 2009/10 £288,328 £0 £288,328 
			 2010/11 £493,214 £0 £493,214 
			 2011/12 £501,929 £0 £501,929 
		
	
	
		
			 (b) Electricity 
			  EDF Energy British Gas Legacy Contracts Total 
			 2007/08 £7,260,597 £916,572 £1,683,431 £9,860,600(1) 
			 2008/09 £26,715,740 £2,248,497 £281,465 £29,245,702 
			 2009/10 £20,590,389 £2,938,456 £673,287 £24,202,132 
			 2010/11 £20,673,641 £2,342,832 £2,394,905 £25,411,378 
			 2011/12 £20,524,183 £2,633,443 £0 £23,157,626 
		
	
	
		
			 (c) Utilities 
			  EDF Energy/British Gas Corona Energy Legacy Contract Total 
			 2007/08 £0 £0 £0 £0 
			 2008/09 £0 £0 £0 £0 
		
	
	
		
			 2009/10 £0 £0 £2,959,476 £2,959,476 
			 2010/11 £0 £0 £1,190,372 £1,190,372 
		
	
	The Department does not hold information prior to 2007.
	(1) The figure for electricity spend in 2007/08 does not include Highways Agency expenditure for the Roads Programme, which is included in the answers for 2008/09-2010/11.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

John Leech: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of the benefits of a highspeed rail network to the north of England.

Justine Greening: HS2 will transform journey times, capacity and connectivity between the major cities of the North, the Midlands and London, unlocking prosperity and enabling the north of England to fulfil its economic potential. In the autumn, I will publish my preferred route and station options for phase 2 of HS2, and I am determined to make progress on this second phase of the network as quickly as possible. This will extend the high speed network northwards along two legs, with stations in Manchester, Leeds, South Yorkshire and the East Midlands, as well as connecting other major conurbations in the North and in Scotland through seamless transition onto the existing network.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Graham Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  if she will estimate the potential journey time saving High Speed 2 will provide for passengers travelling between Northwich station and (a) London Euston, (b) Birmingham International and (c) Paris;
	(2)  if she will estimate the potential journey time saving High Speed 2 will provide for passengers travelling between (a) Lancaster, (b) Fordham and (c) Hoylake station and (i) London Euston, (ii) Birmingham International and (iii) Paris.

Justine Greening: High Speed 2 (HS2) will provide high capacity, high speed rail links between the North, the Midlands and London, including a direct link to the Continent via the High Speed 1 line to the Channel Tunnel. The new network will also provide the opportunity to run the existing rail network in a different way, meaning that stations not on the HS2 network itself will benefit in terms of having more, faster or less crowded services.
	It is too early to make decisions now about detailed service patterns and journey times to specific destinations beyond the high speed network in the 2020s and 2030s. I have received advice from HS2 Ltd on route options for the second phase of the Y network. I am currently considering this advice and I intend to publish it in the autumn, together with a Government response setting out the initial preferred route and station options.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Graham Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will estimate the potential journey time saving High Speed 2 will provide for passengers travelling between (a)  Warrington Bank Quay station, (b) Rowley Regis station, (c) Codsall station, (d) Wolverhampton station and (e) Guiseley station and (i) London Euston, (ii) Birmingham International and (iii) Paris.

Justine Greening: High Speed 2 (HS2) will provide high capacity, high speed rail links between the North, the Midlands and London, including a direct link to the continent via the High Speed 1 line to the channel tunnel. The new network will also provide the opportunity to run the existing rail network in a different way, meaning that stations not on the HS2 network itself will benefit in terms of having more, faster or less crowded services.
	It is too early to make decisions now about detailed service patterns and journey times to specific destinations beyond the high speed network in the 2020s and 2030s. I have received advice from HS2 Ltd on route options for the second phase of the Y network. I am currently considering this advice and I intend to publish it in the autumn, together with a Government response setting out the initial preferred route and station options.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Graham Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will estimate the potential journey time saving High Speed 2 will provide for passengers travelling between (a) New Pudsey, (b) Harrogate and (c) Knaresborough station and (i) London Euston, (ii) Birmingham International and (iii) Paris.

Justine Greening: High Speed 2 (HS2) will provide high capacity, high speed rail links between the North, the Midlands and London, including a direct link to the Continent via the High Speed 1 line to the Channel Tunnel. The new network will also provide the opportunity to run the existing rail network in a different way, meaning that stations not on the HS2 network itself will benefit in terms of having more, faster or less crowded services.
	It is too early to make decisions now about detailed service patterns and journey times to specific destinations beyond the high speed network in the 2020s and 2030s. I have received advice from HS2 Ltd on route options for the second phase of the Y network. I am currently considering this advice and I intend to publish it in the autumn, together with a Government response setting out the initial preferred route and station options.

Pay

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the current pay (a) minima and (b) maxima are for staff at each grade, from AA to Grade 6 or equivalent grades outside London, in each of her Department's bargaining units.

Norman Baker: The information requested is provided in the table below:
	
		
			   DfT© MCA DVLA Highways VOSA DSA VCA GCDA 
			 AA Min £16,169 £13,459 £14,000 £15,989 £14,619 £14,351 £14,460 - 
			  Max £16,169 £14,730 £15,200 £15,989 £16,019 £16,711 £16,775 - 
			 AO Min £19,426 £15,171 £16,735 £17,260 £17,662 £16,385 £17,125 £21,096 
			  Max £20,355 £19,168 £18,000 £18,314 £19,953 £19,889 £20,135 £21,096 
			 EO Min £22,838 £20,321 £20,235 £20,432 £22,066 £21,348 £21,525 £23,463 
			  Max £25,038 £25,676 £23,320 £22,779 £24,928 £24,687 £26,120 £23,463 
			 HEO Min £27,653 £24,543 £25,880 £28,368 £27,580 £26,051 £26,780 - 
			  Max £31,694 £31,006 £29,255 £34,730 £31,070 £30,427 £35,315 - 
			 SEO Min £33,516 £31,518 £32,230 £42,396 £34,346 £33,052 £35,520 - 
			  Max £39,225 £44,574 £35,900 £48,688 £39,100 £38,400 £43,770 - 
			 G7 Min £42,643 £41,161 £43,125 £43,412 £43,960 £39,620 £44,500 - 
			  Max £51,781 £52,081 £52,357 £50,846 £50,670 £52,206 £58,170 - 
			 G6 Min £52,406 £49,472 £57,855 £56,979 £50,290 £51,305 £58,210 - 
			  Max £63,635 £62,595 £63,765 £67,747 £57,966 £63,335 £67,335 -

Staff

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  which grades in each of her Department's bargaining units outside London have more than (a) 50 per cent and (b) 60 per cent of women in them, as measured as staff in post;
	(2)  which grades in each of her Department's bargaining units outside London have more than (a) 50 per cent and (b) 60 per cent of men in them, as measured as staff in post.

Norman Baker: Annual Equality and Monitoring Reports for each of the Department's bargaining units outside London can be accessed through the following link:
	http://www.dft.gov.uk/publications/dft-compliance-with-the-equality-duty/
	Table 1.6 in each of the annexes in XLS format provides a breakdown of the proportion of female to male employees in each grade below senior servant level.

Armed Forces: Redundancy

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of HM Armed Forces who have been issued with compulsory redundant notes for discharge are within one year of reaching the full qualifying date for an immediate Ministry of Defence Pension.

Andrew Robathan: Because of the complexity of pensions calculations, the exact number of service personnel within one year of reaching the full qualifying date for an immediate pension could be determined only by a manual analysis of the records of those selected for redundancy, which could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However early analysis indicates approximately 80 (roughly 1.2%) of the 6,660 armed forces personnel selected for redundancy in tranches 1 and 2 are non-applicants who will now, following a reduction in the qualifying period, be within one year of qualifying for an immediate pension or equivalent on their redundancy exit date. Selection for redundancy was based on clearly defined criteria; proximity to pension point was not one of these.
	The Armed Forces Redundancy schemes pay significantly larger tax free redundancy compensation lump sums to those who narrowly miss out on immediate incomes. Any pension rights that have been earned will also be preserved, meaning that an index linked pension and a further tax-free lump sum will become payable at age 60 or 65, depending on pension scheme.
	Whereas the majority of other ranks normally have to serve for 22 years before receiving an immediate income, the Armed Forces Redundancy schemes reduce this requirement to 18 years. This is a concession of four years, which will enable many redundees to receive an immediate income for which they would otherwise not have qualified.

Sovereignty: Scotland

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department will allocate resources to considering the effect on UK military capabilities of Scotland voting in favour of separation in the 2014 referendum.

Philip Hammond: holding answer 2 July 2012
	The UK Government position is clear: Scotland benefits from being part of the UK and the UK benefits from having Scotland within it. The UK Government is not making plans for independence as we are confident that people in Scotland will continue to support Scotland remaining within the UK in any referendum.
	In the run-up to the referendum the UK Government will produce detailed evidence and analysis to assess the benefits that Scotland gains from being part of the UK and the contribution that Scotland makes to the UK. As one of the major reserved areas, Defence will feature significantly in this work.

Sovereignty: Scotland

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department will discuss the future of HMNB Clyde with the Scottish Government before the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence.

Philip Hammond: holding answer 2 July 2012
	The UK Government position is clear: Scotland benefits from being part of the UK and the UK benefits from having Scotland within it. The UK Government is not making plans for independence as we are confident that people in Scotland will continue to support Scotland remaining within the UK in any referendum. Therefore I have no plans to discuss the future of Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde with the Scottish Government.

Sovereignty: Scotland

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  what estimate his Department has made of the cost of replicating the facilities at Faslane and Coulport at another site in the UK;
	(2)  what contingency arrangements his Department has put in place for the operation of Vanguard class submarines should HMNB Clyde become inoperable.

Philip Hammond: holding answer 2 July 2012
	The UK Government position is clear: Scotland benefits from being part of the UK and the UK benefits from having Scotland within it. The UK Government is not making plans for independence as we are confident that people in Scotland will continue to support Scotland remaining within the UK in any referendum.
	No work has been undertaken to estimate the cost of replicating the facilities at Faslane and Coulport at another site in the UK. It is clear from first principles, however, that the cost of relocating such facilities from Scotland would be extremely high.
	I am withholding information relating to contingency planning arrangements should Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde become inoperable for the purpose of safeguarding national security.

Warships

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  what assessment he has made of the extent to which the Co-operative Engagement Capability system will contribute to a recognised air picture;
	(2)  whether the Co-operative Engagement Capability system (a) increases interoperability with the US Navy and (b) reduces the possibility of friendly fire incidents;
	(3)  what role the Co-operative Engagement Capability system will have in protecting Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.
	(4)  what estimate he has made of the amount spent on the Co-operative Engagement Capability system for Royal Navy vessels to date.

Alison Seabeck: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answer of 11 June 2012, Official Report, column 4, on new equipment (expenditure), whether the co-operative engagement capability has been (a) permanently cancelled and (b) not committed to at this stage.

Peter Luff: Co-operative engagement capability (CEC) has not been cut; it was never in the committed core equipment programme. The CEC programme entered the assessment phase in 2000. The previous Government then deferred the programme by five years in 2005 and by a further four years in 2010. The Ministry of Defence (MOD)'s expenditure to date on the assessment phase over this whole period is £45.5 million inclusive of non-recoverable VAT.
	The MOD carried out a comprehensive study into investing in this capability, however during the three month exercise we concluded that it was not necessary to commit funding to CEC at this stage.
	The MOD now manages the Equipment programme on the basis of committing only when funding for the full procurement and sustainment cost of a new project is available and when a commitment needs to be made in order to meet the required in-service date.
	The decision not to commit to this project at the moment does not rule out a future commitment to the capability.
	Decisions on future commitments will be taken on the advice of the Armed Forces Committee, which makes the budget available and decides what the priorities should be.
	The Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), made clear last month, the MOD budget has headroom of £8 billion over the next 10 years for potential programmes.
	The Armed Forces Committee will prioritise projects for commitment when necessary, and not before.
	Without CEC, the T45 Destroyer remains a world leading, state-of-the-art anti-air warfare platform with a range of capabilities for defeating complex threats.

Livestock: Exports

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much livestock was exported to be reared outside of the UK in each of the last five years.

James Paice: Prior to 2009, individual animal health offices had responsibility for tracking exports. Therefore, data prior to 2009 is not held centrally. The data for 2010 is limited as the introduction of a centralised team within Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories was gradual.
	Data about whether the animal is being exported for rearing before slaughter is not collected, so the figures for slaughter have been included for completeness.
	The figures are as follows.
	
		
			  Animals Total number of consignments Number o f animals for production /fattening Total number of consignments Number of animals for slaughter Total number of consignments Number of animals for breeding 
			 2010 Pigs 171 — — — — — 
			  Sheep and Goats 193 — — — — — 
			  Cattle 218 — — — — — 
			         
			 2011 Pigs 0 0 6 422 96 4,667 
			  Sheep and Goats 138 57,449 40 14,606 149 1,866 
			  Cattle 6 1,021 91 12,535 286 1,691 
			         
			 2012 (to date) Pigs 0 0 0 0 20 805 
			  Sheep and Goats 16 3,824 10 3,098 26 118 
			  Cattle 19 3,026 1 148 160 944

Regulation

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what regulations her Department introduced between 1 February 2012 and 31 May 2012; and at what cost to the public purse.

James Paice: The Department introduced 22 statutory instruments between 1 February 2012 and 31 May 2012. A list of these instruments is set out in the table.
	DEFRA does not capture the cost to the public purse of new statutory instruments (eg including staff time or cost to regulators), but does capture the forecast costs and savings to business, which are set out in individual impact assessments. These are available electronically from the Better Regulation Executive's impact assessment library:
	http://www.ialibrary.bis.gov.uk/links/
	
		
			 Regulation Date of introduction 
			 Tuberculosis (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 (SI 2012/1391) 14 May 2012 
			 Individual Ascertainment of Value (England) Order 2012 (SI 2012/1380) 14 May 2012 
			 Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2012 (SI 2012/1379) 14 May 2012 
			 Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices and Electronic Reporting) (England) Scheme 2012 (SI 2012/1375) 17 May 2012 
			 Bridgewater Canal (Transfer of Undertaking) Order 2012 (SI 2012/1266) 1 May 2012 
			 Control of Dogs (Designation of the Common Council of the City of London as a Secondary Authority) Order 2012 (SI 2012/1223) 1 May 2012 
			 Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1151) 21 April 2012 
			 Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Amendment of Fixed Penalty Amount) (England) Order 2012 (SI 2012/1150) 21 April 2012 
			 Quality Standards for Green Bananas (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/947) 21 March 2012 
			 Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 19) Order 2012 (SI 2012/898) 20 March 2012 
		
	
	
		
			 Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012 (SI 2012/879) 18 March 2012 
			 Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/827) 14 March 2012 
			 Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2012 (SI 2012/815) 13 March 2012 
			 Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/814) 13 March 2012 
			 Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/811) 12 March 2012 
			 Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/745) 27 February 2012 
			 Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2012 (SI 2012/698) 3 March 2012 
			 Plant Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/697) 3 March 2012 
			 Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/630) 16 February 2012 
			 Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/501) 22 February 2012 
			 Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2012 (SI 2012/264) 2 February 2012 
			 Contaminated Land (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/263) 2 February 2012

Water Charges

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the average household water bill in each (a) region and (b) nation in each of the last five years.

Richard Benyon: Ofwat is the economic regulator of water and sewerage companies in England and Wales. It holds average water bill information for each water company in England and Wales and calculates a sector wide average bill.
	Ofwat does not hold information on average bills for Scotland or Northern Ireland.
	A table showing average household water bills in each region and in England and Wales, in each of the last five years, is as follows.
	
		
			 Real (2012-13 prices) average water only bills (1) 
			 £ 
			  Confirmed figures Provisional figures Forecast Figures 
			  2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 
			 Water and sewerage companies         
			 Anglian 171 179 188 188 190 186 188 189 
			 Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water) 178 181 184 187 188 182 181 178 
			 Northumbrian 140 144 147 145 145 156 161 161 
			 Essex and Suffolk (Water only) 177 182 187 188 189 206 215 217 
			 Severn Trent 162 166 167 165 167 175 172 171 
			 South West 188 205 222 224 227 228 229 228 
			 Southern 132 138 140 139 139 142 146 149 
			 Thames 186 192 200 200 202 208 202 199 
			 United Utilities 168 176 183 185 186 191 192 190 
			 Wessex 183 199 215 221 219 223 230 234 
			 Yorkshire 160 165 167 169 169 166 165 166 
			          
			 Water only companies         
			 Bristol 162 164 168 172 171 172 175 181 
			 Cambridge 133 132 135 126 128 128 126 127 
			 Dee Valley 145 140 137 142 140 142 144 145 
			 Portsmouth 100 99 100 102 102 97 96 94 
			 Sembcorp Bournemouth Water 159 161 161 157 150 157 155 153 
			 South East (including 'Mid Kent Water' from 2008-09) 198 183 191 188 191 195 205 204 
			 Mid Kent Water(2) 185 180 181 — — — — — 
			 South Staffordshire Water 128 132 135 136 137 140 138 140 
			 Sutton and East Surrey 185 186 187 181 180 180 177 181 
			 Veolia Water Central (formerly Three Valleys Water) 175 173 176 173 175 179 179 174 
			 Veolia Water East (formerly Tendring Hundred) 210 202 189 186 187 180 176 173 
			 Veolia Water South East (formerly Folkestone and Dover) 192 200 206 200 198 194 192 188 
			          
			 Industry average bill 133 140 150 157 162 166 174 182 
			 (1) Average bills take account of both metered and unmetered bills. (2) Mid Kent Water merged with South East Water in 2008-09.

Adult Education: Devon

Anne-Marie Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many residents of (a) Newton Abbot constituency and (b) Teignbridge (i) started and (ii) completed a course at an adult education college in each of the last five years.

John Hayes: Table 1 shows Government-funded further education and skills learner participation and achievements in general further education colleges in Newton Abbot and Central Devon parliamentary constituencies which comprise Teignbridge district, by age, for academic years 2006/07 to 2010/11, the latest full years for which final data are available.
	
		
			 Table 1: General further education colleges learner participation and achievement by geography and age 2006/07 to 2010/11 
			   Age 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 
			 Participation Newton Abbot constituency Under 19 960 1,130 1,160 1,240 1,270 
		
	
	
		
			   19+ 1,740 2,680 2,730 2,850 2,440 
			   Total 2,690 3,800 3,890 4,090 3,710 
			  Central Devon Under 19 890 960 960 1,050 1,090 
			   19+ 1,470 1,440 1,820 1,800 1,390 
			   Total 2,360 2,400 2,780 2,840 2,480 
			  Teignbridge district Under 19 1,850 2,090 2,120 2,290 2,370 
			   19+ 3,210 4,110 4,550 4,640 3,830 
			   Total 5,060 6,200 6,670 6,930 6,200 
			  England Under 19 630,630 654,060 662,530 682,240 694,460 
			   19+ 1,573,700 1,551,600 1,768,040 1,635,590 1,338,480 
			   Total 2,204,300 2,205,700 2,430,600 2,317,800 2,032,900 
			 Achievement Newton Abbot constituency Under 19 660 780 900 980 1,090 
			   19+ 1,150 1,620 1,760 2,280 2,050 
			   Total 1,810 2,400 2,660 3,260 3,140 
			  Central Devon Under 19 620 670 760 830 930 
			   19+ 970 930 1,190 1,370 1,090 
			   Total 1,580 1,600 1,940 2,200 2,020 
			  Teignbridge district Under 19 1,280 1,450 1,660 1,810 2,020 
			   19+ 2,120 2,550 2,940 3,660 3,140 
			   Total 3,400 4,010 4,600 5,460 5,160 
			  England Under 19 457,610 489,320 521,120 546,780 558,360 
			   19+ 1,084,100 1,060,260 1,221,600 1,187,170 975,860 
			   Total 1,541,700 1,549,600 1,742,700 1,734,000 1,534,200 
			 Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 except for the England Totals which are rounded to the nearest 100. 2. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Geographic information is based on boundaries of regions as of May 2010. The England Totals include some postcodes which are not known. 3. Teignbridge district is comprised of Newton Abbot and Central Devon parliamentary constituencies. Figures for Teignbridge district are based on the sum of unrounded data for these parliamentary constituencies. Figures may not sum to the total due to rounding. 4. These data include both young people (under 19) and adults (aged 19+) participating in apprenticeships, workplace learning, community learning and education and training provision taken at general further education colleges (including Tertiary) only. 5. Age is based on age at the start of the academic year. Source: Individualised Learner Record 
		
	
	Information on further education and skills participation and achievement by geography is published in a supplementary table of a quarterly statistical first release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 29 March 2012:
	http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/statisticalfirstrelease/sfr_supplementary_tables/

Business

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the burden of regulation on small and medium-sized businesses.

Mark Prisk: This Government has taken specific and concrete steps to reduce the burden of regulation on small and medium sized businesses:
	We have already saved SMEs £388 million by not extending the right to request time to train to businesses with fewer than 250 employees;
	The display ban on tobacco, which applies to supermarkets and very large stores from April 2012, will not apply to smaller tobacco retailers until April 2015;
	We are phasing implementation of pensions auto enrolment, so that small business will not need to comply until June 2015;
	We have achieved agreement in Brussels exempting up to 1.4 million UK small businesses from certain EU accounting rules.
	More widely, the Government introduced a three year moratorium on new domestic regulation for micro-businesses and start-ups from 1 April 2011 in order to support growth and establish a period of increased regulatory stability for the smallest businesses.
	To help reduce the burden of new business regulation we have introduced the one-in, one-out rule, so that if a Department wants to introduce a new rule which generates costs for business, they must first identify a corresponding cut in regulation elsewhere with the same value.
	We are running the Red Tape Challenge, a process for scrapping and simplifying existing regulations that are obsolete.
	Finally, we recently launched Focus on Enforcement, to improve the impact on business of how regulations are enforced.

Overseas Students: EU Countries

Lorely Burt: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 
	(1)  how many British nationals studied in each other EU member state in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  how many students from each other EU member states studied in the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

David Willetts: Estimates of the number of UK-domiciles studying higher education (HE) qualifications in EU member states (other than the UK) are shown in Table 1. These estimates are based on data collections from National Ministries by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat, and refer to the period 2000 to 2009, the latest year for which data are available.
	Information on the number of students domiciled in European Union (EU) member states (other than the UK) and enrolled at UK higher education institutions (HEIs) is shown in Table 2. These statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) cover the academic years 2001/02 to 2010/11. Information for the 2011/12 academic year will become available from January 2013.
	The counts of outgoing (Table 1) and incoming (Table 2) students are not strictly comparable because they use different coverage rules and differing definitional criteria. The OECD and Eurostat measures of outgoing students, for example, do not include students on exchange programmes or those studying for a qualification with a full-time equivalent duration of less than two years; the HESA statistics on incoming students do include such students.
	In addition to those who study abroad for their full degree, there are many schemes to allow students to spend part of their degree abroad. The largest is the Erasmus programme, where students can study in most other European countries including all EU member states. In 2009/10, there were 8,054 outgoing Erasmus study placements undertaken by UK students. The most recent figures available for incoming Erasmus study placements are for 2008/09 when there were 16,051; the outgoing figure for that year was 7,428. It is not possible to say how many of the outgoing and incoming students went to or arrived from the 26 other EU member states as opposed to the six other European countries in the programme.
	Government is dedicated to ensuring students have the opportunity to gain international experience through degree or credit mobility, or work experience, as we recognise the benefits gained from time abroad both for the student, UK HEIs and the wider economy.
	The movement of students between countries is to be encouraged. It is of mutual benefit. Under EU law, UK students have access to study at universities in other member states of the EU under the same terms that apply to students of those countries. This enables students to experience different cultures, develop foreign language capability and other skills, which can be invaluable in their future working and personal lives.
	
		
			 Table 1: Estimated number of UK students (1)  studying (2)  higher education (3)  in EU member states (other than the UK) years 200009 
			 EU member state 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
			 Austria 214 214 173 175 186 180 194 200 243 258 
			 Belgium 210 231 235 234 270 145 210 251 241 254 
			 Bulgaria 1 1 4 1 3 3 5 7 3 6 
			 Cyprus 44 50 47 64 66 77 50 43 48 54 
			 Czech Republic 228 241 231 237 265 334 363 405 410 402 
			 Denmark 374 388 401 425 450 466 471 479 472 517 
			 Estonia 3 0 2 1 2 2 3 4 7 10 
			 Finland 143 147 141 160 172 191 189 189 200 188 
			 France 3,147 2,721 2,545 2,998 2,611 2,299 2,570 2,595 2,519 2,580 
			 Germany 2,599 2,397 2,242 2,172 2,154 1,962 1,871 1,854 1,723 1,889 
			 Greece 5 0 4 7 14 19 85 106 102 100 
			 Hungary 40 46 39 23 28 33 53 76 104 128 
			 Ireland 1,809 1,939 1,960 2,132 2,000 1,850 1,700 1,550 1,421 2,184 
			 Italy 91 145 112 173 247 249 280 298 247 245 
			 Latvia 1 5 4 3 6 8 15 17 25 28 
			 Lithuania 2 3 3 2 4 8 8 8 7 8 
			 Luxembourg (4)— (4)— 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 20 
			 Malta 12 6 6 12 10 13 16 19 31 32 
			 Netherlands 661 648 628 603 590 731 772 802 827 825 
			 Poland 24 21 28 26 22 41 45 77 105 109 
			 Portugal 94 90 90 91 90 107 86 90 99 101 
			 Romania 2 3 5 6 14 16 10 33 31 62 
			 Slovakia 2 3 5 4 5 6 12 26 41 52 
			 Slovenia (4)— (4)— (4)— (4)— (4)— 2 0 1 1 4 
			 Spain 660 663 657 653 593 538 618 662 721 838 
			 Sweden 828 791 808 839 822 839 761 789 525 541 
			 Estimated total 11,194 10,753 10,370 11,041 10,624 10,119 10,391 10,581 10,160 11,435 
			 (1) OECD and Eurostat data collections allow countries to report estimates referring to either ‘usual/permanent residence’ or ‘country of prior education’ to define mobile students. (2) Covers students in all years of study. (3) These estimates do not include students on exchange programmes or those studying for a qualification with a full-time equivalent duration of less than two years. (4) Denotes missing. Note: Numbers in italics are internal estimates/adjustments to ‘correct’ for implausible values, missing data and methodological changes. Source: OECD and Eurostat data collections 
		
	
	
		
			 Table 2: EU member state (non-UK) domiciled (1)  enrolments (2)  at UK higher education institutions: Academic years 2001/01 to 2010/11 
			 EU member state 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 
			 Austria 1,020 1,145 1,265 1,255 1,300 1,355 1,415 1,380 1,490 1,695 
			 Belgium 2,105 2,215 2,325 2,300 2,365 2,440 2,475 2,565 2,755 2,955 
			 Bulgaria — — — — — — 1,250 2,185 3,395 4,615 
			 Cyprus — — — 5,490 6,950 8,360 9,640 10,370 11,160 11,320 
			 Czech Republic — — — 590 860 1,130 1,300 1,315 1,195 1,185 
			 Denmark 1,530 1,650 1,595 1,575 1,515 1,470 1,515 1,525 1,555 1,530 
			 Estonia — — — 175 350 520 660 840 955 1,060 
			 Finland 2,045 1,915 1,830 1,685 1,710 1,625 1,665 1,680 1,760 1,880 
			 France 9,430 9,995 10,690 11,035 11,835 12,385 12,715 13,115 13,805 13,370 
			 Germany 10,285 11,150 11,440 11,895 12,520 13,145 13,625 14,130 15,425 16,265 
			 Gibraltar 690 695 680 610 600 620 620 615 625 665 
			 Greece 26,575 24,005 20,785 17,585 15,740 14,025 12,625 12,035 11,785 11,630 
			 Hungary — — — 570 775 995 1,025 1,130 1,170 1,155 
			 Ireland 12,735 13,020 14,235 15,780 16,120 15,585 15,260 15,360 16,595 16,855 
			 Italy 4,770 5,005 4,765 4,845 4,975 5,430 5,605 6,040 6,550 7,100 
		
	
	
		
			 Latvia — — — 255 520 865 1,145 1,370 1,635 2,025 
			 Lithuania — — — 415 960 1,465 1,970 2,410 2,930 3,895 
			 Luxembourg 695 780 810 800 800 830 835 890 960 1,000 
			 Malta — — — 555 705 745 820 900 995 1,030 
			 Netherlands 2,025 2,260 2,320 2,275 2,510 2,620 3,040 3,200 3,270 3,340 
			 Poland — — — 2,130 4,245 6,640 8,570 9,145 8,415 7,330 
			 Portugal 2,135 2,305 2,435 2,590 2,680 2,785 2,830 2,755 2,685 2,660 
			 Romania — — — — — — 1,180 2,160 3,190 4,625 
			 Slovakia — — — 345 630 875 1,115 1,305 1,405 1,410 
			 Slovenia — — — 300 280 255 285 270 290 295 
			 Spain 5,415 5,830 5,795 5,615 5,840 5,965 5,750 5,700 5,730 5,820 
			 Sweden 3,535 3,530 3,285 3,325 3,210 3,275 3,195 3,185 3,200 3,335 
			 European Union, not otherwise specified — — — — — — 15 85 120 85 
			 Total 84,985 85,500 84,250 93,995 99,985 105,410 112,150 117,660 125,045 130,120 
			 (1) Domicile refers to the country of a student's permanent or home address prior to entry to their course. (2) Covers students in all years of study. Notes: Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of five, so components may not sum to totals. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record

English Language: GCSE

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to promote a greater emphasis on teaching accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling in the English Language GCSE.

Nick Gibb: The Government is committed to ensuring that our qualifications match the best in the world. We want to give every child the opportunity to acquire the rigorous qualifications they need to succeed in further and higher education and the world of work. It is essential that young people are taught to write clearly and accurately and are assessed on those skills. Many employers report that young people, even those with good GCSE grades, do not demonstrate these skills adequately.
	GCSEs in English language and English already include the assessment of written communication skills. At least 12% of marks in these GCSEs are awarded for students' use of a range of sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, and for accurate punctuation and spelling.
	As part of our qualifications reforms we have already made a number of changes to GCSEs to ensure that the focus is put back on sound teaching with external examination across the subject at the end of the course. Marks for accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar have been restored to examinations in other key subjects: English literature, geography, history and religious studies. These reforms will take effect from September this year.
	We are considering our longer-term reforms in detail and we will set out our proposals shortly.

Intercountry Adoption: Belarus

James Wharton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education 
	(1)  what discussions his Department has had with the government of Belarus on adoption by UK families of orphans from that country;
	(2)  what agreements the UK has with the government of Belarus on the adoption by UK families of orphans from that country.

Tim Loughton: The Department for Education is responsible for adoption matters. The Department has had no discussions with Belarus since November 2004. Both the UK and Belarus have implemented the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption which sets out international standards and processes for intercountry adoption. This Department has no separate agreement with Belarus.

Schools: Complaints

Sharon Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what training has been undertaken by (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department to assist them in assessing complaints against schools.

Tim Loughton: Ministers considering complaints against schools have been advised on individual cases. Officials considering school complaints receive training relevant to their policy area. Officials dedicated to handling complaints are either already trained or are receiving a broad range of complaint related training.

Schools: Discipline

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the implementation and effectiveness of the provisions relating to school discipline in the Education Act 2011.

Nick Gibb: This Government has, through the Education Act 2011, taken action to restore teachers' authority in the classroom by strengthening their powers to promote good behaviour and maintain discipline.
	Early indications are that teachers are feeling more positive about the standard of pupils' behaviour in schools. The ‘National Foundation for Educational Research Teacher Voice Omnibus February 2012 survey: pupil behaviour’, published on 26 June, found that, of the teachers surveyed, more than three out of four (76%) said the standard of behaviour was ‘good’ or ‘very good’ in their schools. This is an increase of six percentage points compared with the previous survey in 2008. More than four out of five teachers (85%) felt well equipped to manage pupil behaviour. While these findings are encouraging, the survey also found that three out of five (60%) of teachers asked felt that ‘negative pupil behaviour is driving teachers out of the profession’. While this is a welcome decrease of eight percentage points from the 2008 survey, it shows there is still more to do. The survey's findings show how the Government's work to back teachers in improving behaviour is starting to deliver encouraging results.

Truancy: West Midlands

Bob Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department has made an assessment of truancy rates in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) Coventry, (ii) Coventry North East constituency and (iii) the West Midlands in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to reduce truancy rates.

Nick Gibb: holding answer 28 June 2012
	The closest measure we have to assess truancy rates is the unauthorised absence rate. This includes family holidays taken during term time but not agreed by the head teacher, late arrival at school, and any absence that is not authorised.
	Information on unauthorised absence from 2006/07 to 2010/11 is shown in the table.
	
		
			 State-funded primary and secondary schools (1, 2, 3) : Unauthorised absence rates. Academic years 2006/07-2010/11 (First 2.5 terms of the academic year). England, the West Midlands region, Coventry local authority and Coventry North East parliamentary constituency 
			 Unauthorised absence rate 
			  England West Midlands Coventry local authority Coventry North East parliamentary constituency 
			  State-funded primary schools (1, 2) State-funded secondary schools (1, 3) State-funded primary schools (1, 2) State-funded secondary schools (1, 3) State-funded primary schools (1, 2) State-funded secondary schools (1, 3) State-funded primary schools (1, 2) State-funded secondary schools (1, 3) 
			 2006/07 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.4 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.6 
			 2007/08 0.6 1.5 0.6 1.4 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.7 
			 2008/09 0.6 1.5 0.7 1.4 0.6 1.5 0.9 1.8 
			 2009/10 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.4 0.7 1.5 1.0 1.8 
			 2010/11 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.8 
			 (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Includes primary academies. (3) Includes city technology colleges and secondary academies. (4 )The number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence expressed as a percentage of the total number of possible sessions. Source: School Census 
		
	
	The latest data on absence, for the school year, is published as Statistical First Release 04/2012 'Pupil Absence in Schools in England, Including Pupil Characteristics: 2010/11' at
	http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s001060/index.shtml

Emigration

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people emigrated from the UK in each of the last five years.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated July 2012
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to respond to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people emigrated from the UK in each of the last five years. (115500)
	The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces estimates of long-term international migration, primarily based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS).
	Please find following a table showing emigration from the UK for the last five years:
	
		
			 Long-term International Migration: Emigration from the UK, 2006 to 2010 
			  Estimate 
			 2006 398,000 
			 2007 341,000 
			 2008 427,000 
			 2009 368,000 
			 2010 339,000 
		
	
	Long Term International Migration (LTIM) estimates are available on the ONS website:
	http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/long-term-international-migration/november-2010/long-term-international-migration-2-series.zip
	Please refer to Table 2.01a "LTIM Citizenship 1991 - 2010", which provides estimates of the number of people who have emigrated from the UK in each of the last five years.
	The IPS migrant data provides the foundation of the LTIM estimates with adjustments for asylum seekers, people whose intentions change with regard to their length of stay, and for international migration to and from Northern Ireland.
	Long-term international migration data produced by the ONS applies the UN definition of someone who moves from their country of previous residence for a period of at least a year, irrespective of citizenship.

Voluntary Work

Robert Buckland: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the population involved in volunteering.

Nick Hurd: The Data from the Citizenship Survey, last conducted by DCLG in 2010-11, shows:
	25% take part in formal volunteering (which is classed as giving unpaid help through groups, clubs or organisations to benefit other people or the environment) once a month;
	39% take part in formal volunteering once a year;
	29% take part in informal volunteering (which is classed as giving unpaid help as an individual to people who are not relatives) once a month;
	55% take part in informal volunteering once a year.